Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
WATERLEAF
waterleaf
(noun) any of several plants of the genus Hydrophyllum
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
waterleaf (plural waterleafs or waterleaves)
(botany) Any plant of the genus Hydrophyllum.
(botany) Any plant of Hydrophyllaceae, the waterleaf family.
A tropical plant (Talinum fruticosum), the leaves of which are eaten as a vegetable.
(architecture) A leaf-shaped decoration used on the capitals of columns in late 12th-century Romanesque architecture
(paper technology) An absorbent unsized paper like blotters as opposed to slake-sized or hard sized papers.
Synonyms
• (tropical plant the leaves of which are eaten as a vegetable): cariru, Ceylon spinach, Florida spinach, Lagos bologi, potherb fameflower, Philippine spinach, Surinam purslane, sweetheart
Anagrams
• water flea, waterflea
Source: Wiktionary
Wa"ter*leaf`, n. (Bot.)
Definition: Any plant of the American genus Hydrophyllum, herbs having white or pale blue bell-shaped flowers. Gray.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SUSPENDED
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